Adolescent Health Services notes

NURS 6541 Week 9 Quiz 2 1. The most accurate way to determine the degree of dehydration in a vomiting child is to assess: 2. A mother brings a 2-year-old to your office with the complaint that she passes 5 to 10 watery stools per day that often contain undigested food. The child appears healthy and has no other GI symptoms. She is acting, eating, and voiding normally. Weight gain is normal and the mother states she often drinks (her favorite drink is Kool-Aid) instead of eating. The best m...

NURS 6541 Week 7 Quiz Set 2 1. A 3-year-old presents to your office with a history of wheezing over the last 3 months and has only been moderately responsive to therapy. Which of the following diagnostic tests would be appropriate? 2. A 16-year-old presents with pharyngitis, cough, and high fever. Her chest X-ray reveals bilateral pulmonary infiltrates. Her white blood cell count is normal and the neutrophil count is normal. The most likely etiology is: 3. A 2-year-old presents to your ...

NURS 6541 Week 7 Quiz 3 1. Shelby is a healthy 4-week-old who presents to your office in mid-January with a 3-day history of nasal congestion with an occasional cough. She started running a low-grade fever last night (T max 101.5°F). Now she is refusing to nurse and has paroxysmal coughing and noisy/labored breathing. Physical exam reveals an ill-appearing infant with lethargy and tachypnea, intercostal retractions, expiratory wheezes, and occasional rales. She does not attend day care but h...

NURS 6541 Week 3 Quiz 1. A 9-year-old who weighs 70 pounds asks why she can’t sit in the front passenger seat of the family car. Your best response is: 2. Which of the following is a priority nurse practitioner role to help children and adolescents to have healthy sexual development? 3. For adolescent girls, peak height velocity should occur by Tanner Stage (SMR): 4. Which of the following statements regarding adolescent substance use is true? 5. Which of the following statement...

NURS 6541 Week 9 Quiz 1 1. A healthy 8-month-old infant presents with diarrhea but no dehydration. What is the best advice to give to the parents? 2. The most accurate way to determine the degree of dehydration in a vomiting child is to assess: 3. A healthy, thriving 4-month-old male has had sudden episodes of drawing his knees to his chest and crying like he is in acute pain for the last 5 hours. These episodes are separated by quiet times when he appears normal and comfortable. He is ...